I’m sure you know all this, but it’s easy to forget. If you swing your driver at the same speed as you do your 7-iron, you’ll get all the distance your driver was designed to give you.<\/p>\n
By speed, I mean the time it takes you to get from takeaway back to impact. That is right around one second, maybe more, maybe less.<\/p>\n
Because the driver’s shaft is longer than your 7-iron, the clubhead has farther to go in the same time, so it will go faster by design.<\/p>\n
By not swinging faster just because it is a driver you’re swinging, you will tend to hit the ball on the center of the clubface more often, which is the real source of distance.<\/p>\n
If you don’t ask more of your driver to do than you do of any your other clubs, it is really the easiest club to hit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m sure you know all this, but it’s easy to forget. If you swing your driver at the same speed as you do your 7-iron, you’ll get all the distance your driver was designed to give you. By speed, I mean the time it takes you to get from takeaway back to impact. That is … Continue reading There’s No Reason to Hit Your Driver Harder<\/span>